“Tracky”Wear
April 14, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
Motion figures in a person’s functional status and in that sense is a vital sign. Motion detection—from GPS-tracking “grandpa’s slippers to wearable fall monitors aim at the eldercare market, but athletics is becoming a rising field for motion analysis, and an Indian company, “Project POLE” (Bangalore) has developed a suit that includes eleven accelerometers which has been optimized for running, cycling, boxing, tennis, and soccer. Its rechargeable battery lasts 8-10 hours, and its Bluetooth device sends data to a smartphone. MORE
Image Credit: Project POLE and GizMag.com